| F | |
| young man, there's no need to feel down. |
| Dm | |
| I said, | young man, pick yourself off the ground. |
| Bb | |
| I said, | young man, 'cause you're in a new town |
| C | Bb/C | C | Bb/C | C | |
| there's no | need | to | be | unhap | py. |
| young man, there's a place you can go. |
| I said, young man, when you're short on your dough. |
| you can stay there, and I'm sure you will find |
| many ways to have a good time. |
| chorus |
| F | |
| it's fun to stay at the | y-m-c-a. |
| Dm | |
| it's fun to stay at the | y-m-c-a. |
| Gm | Gm/maj7 | Gm7 | Gm6 | |
| they have | everyth | ing for you | men to en | joy, |
| Bb/C | |
| you can | hang out with all the boys ... |
| it's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a. |
| it's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a. |
| you can get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal, |
| you can do whatever you feel ... |
| young man, are you listening to me? |
| I said, young man, what do you want to be? |
| I said, young man, you can make real your dreams. |
| but you got to know this one thing! |
| no man does it all by himself. |
| I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf, |
| and just go there, to the y.m.c.a. |
| I'm sure they can help you today. |
| chorus |
| young man, I was once in your shoes. |
| I said, I was down and out with the blues. |
| I felt no man cared if I were alive. |
| I felt the whole world was so tight ... |
| that's when someone came up to me, |
| and said, young man, take a walk up the street. |
| there's a place there called the y.m.c.a. |
| they can start you back on your way. |
| chorus, with: |
| y-m-c-a ... you'll find it at the y-m-c-a. |
| young man, young man, there's no need to feel down. |
| young man, young man, get yourself off the ground. |
| y-m-c-a ... you'll find it at the y-m-c-a. |
| young man, young man, there's no need to feel down. |
| young man, young man, get yourself off the ground. |
| y-m-c-a ... just go to the y-m-c-a. |
| young man, young man, are you listening to me? |
| young man, young man, what do you wanna be? |